New leaks offer a look at the chips expected to power Google's Pixel 10 and Pixel 11 smartphones. The Pixel 10 will likely use the Tensor G5 processor, while the Pixel 11 is expected to get the Tensor G6.
According to Android Authority, the Tensor G5 processor, codenamed "Laguna," will use the Arm Cortex-X4 CPU architecture, like the Tensor G4 in the Pixel 9 but with a different core configuration. The G4 has a 1+3+4 layout of one prime core, three performance cores and four efficiency cores, while the G5 is expected to move to a 1+5+2 layout with one Cortex-X4 prime core, five Cortex-A725 performance cores and two Cortex-A520 efficiency cores.
On the GPU side, the Tensor G5 is expected to integrate a design from Imagination Technologies, the company that supplied graphics chips for the iPhone before Apple began designing its own GPUs. If accurate, this would be a major change from the Tensor G4, which uses the Mali-G715 GPU also found in the Tensor G3. Notably, the Mali-G715 in the G4 is clocked slightly higher, reaching 940 MHz.
The report also says the Tensor G5 will be built on TSMC's 3 nm N3E process, the same one used for Apple's A18 Pro and M4 chips. The A18 Pro powers the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, while the M4 is in the latest iPad Pro, released earlier this year. The M4 is also expected to power upcoming devices such as the next-generation 14-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini and iMac.
In addition, the Tensor G6 in the Pixel 11 (codenamed "Malibu") is expected to be built on TSMC's upgraded 3 nm N3P process. That process is also rumored to be used for Apple's upcoming A19 chip, and it could bring a significant improvement in performance and efficiency to the G6 over the G5.
According to Notebookcheck, the Tensor G6 will have a 1+6+1 core configuration, with one Arm Cortex-X930 prime core, six Cortex-A730 performance cores and one Cortex-A520 efficiency core. The report also says the Tensor G5 could reach a peak clock speed of 3.1GHz, while the G6 could hit 3.2GHz. Both chips are expected to support LPDDR5X-8533 memory, much faster than the LPDDR5X-4200 modules in the Tensor G4.
